Date:         Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:22:27 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      jack, costs
Comments: To: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <416F5716.1060709@mchsi.com>
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Right,   I have a walker jack.   The dam rebuilding kit is $30.00
That's half the cost of the new chinese jack.    Out of all the stuff in the
rebuilding kit, I only need one very small cup seal.  No one wants
to make the individual seal, no money in it.
     I really don't like keeping anyone in business because I feel sorry
for them, unless there trying hard themselves.  In this case walker
is in no way being competitive. As I understand it even they no longer
make jacks.  I could be wrong, about this....

                                          ERic


Al and Sue Brase wrote:

> OR, just get a used Walker, or Black Hawk and rebuild it every 10 years.
> I hope I can still get Black Hawk parts... it's been more than 10 years.
> I picked up one of those Chinese ones for $59.95- began leaking in 6
> months. I feel  for the displaced American workers that formerly made
> jacks every time I use that POS. Getting so that I buy NOTHING at Wal
> Mart. I'd rather be gouged by a local businessman that is my neighbor!
> Al Brase
> 69 double cab, Vanagons
>
> jbange wrote:
>
>>> It's not going to matter if you buy a jack from Sears, Matco Tool,
>>> Wal Mart
>>> or Harbor Freight, they'll all have been made in China and most
>>> likely in
>>> the same factory.
>>> Sometimes you just don't get any choices.
>>
>>
>>
>> For those with money to throw down ANOTHER rathole (as if a Vanagon
>> isn't
>> rathole enough), you can always spring for a Milwaukee floor jack.
>> They're
>> actually made in the US still, I hear. Pretty good selection of jacks
>> here,
>> too: http://www.hyjacks.com/index.html  They have better than "the usual
>> crap" jacks. Yet another product niche that has developed a wide gulf
>> between the "good but expensive" and the "cheap but low quality".
>>
>> John Bange
>> '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
>>
>
>